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22 And it was done after these things, all the people after the victory came to Jerusalem to worship the Lord; and anon (or at once) as they were cleansed [or were purified] after (or according to) the law, all men offered burnt sacrifices, and avows, and their promises.

23 Forsooth Judith gave then into the cursing of forgetting all the armours, (or all the arms, or all the weapons) of battle of Holofernes, which the people had given to her, also the curtain, which she had taken away. [Forsooth Judith all the arms of battle of Holofernes, that the people gave to her, and the canopy, that she had taken, she took into the curse of forgetting.]

24 Certainly all the people was merry after (or before) the face of (the) holy men; and by three months the joy of this victory was hallowed with Judith. [Forsooth all the people was joyful after the face of saints; and by three months the joy of this victory is solemnized with Judith.]

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